Corporate Responsibility Committee - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Nov 2015
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November 17, 2015

forthcoming Journal of Financial Economics Introduction: New Perspectives on Corporate Capital Structure By: Acharya, Viral, Heitor Almeida, and Malcolm Baker Abstract—The National Bureau of Economic Research held a symposium titled... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

13 May 2014
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Inside Africa

Africa for five years, teaching corporate finance at Wits Business School in Johannesburg and serving on the investment committee of a private equity fund. It was also during this time that she acquired the... View Details

Keywords: Constantine von Hoffman

06 May 2014
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First Look: May 6

August 2013 Management Science The Impact of Corporate Sustainability on Organizational Processes and Performance By: Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim Abstract—We investigate the effect of View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2010
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Faculty Books

Robert G. Eccles and Michael P. Krzus (Wiley) An emerging business trend is for companies to go beyond separate reports for financial and nonfinancial (e.g., corporate social responsibility or... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

01 Sep 2010
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You’ve Been YouTubed

a multibillion-dollar corporation and its customers with a music video produced for $150. “This is a good case for getting a glimpse into a new world of communication, vs. the old world of Super Bowl ads and prime-time audiences,” says... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; social media; Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services; Air Transportation; Transportation

March 2017
Case

SKS Microfinance (Abridged)

By: Shawn Cole and Theresa Chen

Vikram Akula, CEO of SKS Microfinance, seeks a venture capital investment to fund his firm. SKS, one of the largest and fastest growing microfinance institutions in India, is a profitable, for-profit institution with a social mission. In what is one of the first... View Details

Keywords: For-Profit Firms; Venture Capital; Microfinance; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Valuation; Financial Services Industry; India

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October 2010 (Revised October 2011)
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Polyface: The Farm of Many Faces

By: Deishin Lee and Stephanie van Sice

This case explores a method of value creation through exploiting synergies that exist in an environment where there is diversity. The context of the case is a farm where biodiversity is leveraged to create value. This is contrasted to industrial farming, which operates... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness; Product Development; Production; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Value Creation; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

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01 Dec 1998
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Short Takes

Ownership Matters: Bringing Owners on Board In his working paper, "The Impact of Ownership Type on Performance in Public Corporations: A Study of the U.S. Textile Industry 1983-1992," HBS assistant professor David L. Kang demonstrates that the ownership structure of... View Details

Keywords: Judith A. Ross

17 Jun 2008
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First Look: June 17, 2008

of management constitute the field organization: store, district, regional, and divisional heads. All these managers are responsible for meeting targets set by corporate headquarters and implementing... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Sep 2015
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September 29, 2015

as early as possible during EHR optimization. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49754 2015 Journal of Product & Brand Management The Nobel Prize: The Identity of a Corporate Heritage Brand By: Urde,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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How Proxy Advisers Get Companies Talking to Shareholders | Working Knowledge

for failing to change the sometimes secretive ways of corporate boards during high-stakes proxy voting over executive pay and other governance issues. But recent research finds that boards substantially increase their engagement with... View Details

09 Aug 2004
Research & Ideas

A Diagnostic for Disruptive Innovation

a January 2, 2004, article in the Wall Street Journal, large corporations are increasingly unwilling to pay for expensive upgrades to software programs. This indicates that software providers are overserving increasing swaths of the... View Details

Keywords: by Scott D. Anthony, Mark W. Johnson & Matt Eyring

07 Apr 2011
What Do You Think?

When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?

Summing Up The variety of responses stimulated by this month's column may help explain why our public institutions are so often perceived as responding slowly to natural or man-made "meltdowns." First, as Ravindra Edirisooriya... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Heskett; Energy; Utilities

01 Mar 2010
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Lords of Strategy

world, the past fifty years have been especially rich with menacing surprises, one response to which was the rise of strategy. Consider a few of the most significant jolts, which sometimes seemed like the four Horsemen of the View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

13 Aug 2007
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Trust

introduction. Statistical analyses show that the plumbers' responses varied systematically with levels of trust. Those who trusted their current suppliers were less likely to request a brochure (-13 percent), order a free sample (-6... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Service

22 Jul 2021
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Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women

competition or another investing network. We took inspiration from our club’s mentorship program and came up with a shorter version, where we could advise startup founders.” Pundrik, Mansukhani, and Ventura lead the club’s New Ventures & SME View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Jun 2015
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Ask the Expert: The Kids Are All Right

only expected MPG to improve to 45 in that same span of time. When I’m advising clients across industries, leaders often ask how their corporate social responsibility initiatives will help them win... View Details

01 Sep 2009
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How to Fix Wall Street

including a renewed commitment to responsible behavior by those individuals and (surviving) firms whose actions created excessive risk in the first place. The crisis is often discussed as purely a technical mishap involving housing... View Details

Keywords: Lynn Paine; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

13 Sep 2011
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First Look: September 13

direction of this nascent market. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/712410-PDF-ENG The Dannon Company: Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (B) Christopher Marquis and Bobbi... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

October 2015
Case

Clearwater Seafoods

By: Forest L. Reinhardt

Clearwater sought to market value-added shellfish products in a traditionally commodities based industry, while facing supply uncertainties and regulatory, environmental, and foreign exchange challenges. Clearwater harvested lobsters, clams, scallops, shrimp, and other... View Details

Keywords: Agribusiness; Profit; Goods and Commodities; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Product Marketing; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Canada

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